Period6WritingLeadinLeadinGuesswhoheorsheis.No.1No.2No.3No.4No.5No.6No.7No.8No.9HowtowriteaboutagreatpersonLetmethinkaboutit!Beforewritingyoucanfollowthesesteps:•collectideasfortheletter•writethemdowninanyorder•sortthemoutinanorderor•Putthoseideaintoaformsothatyoucaneasilyseethem•Usetheformtohelpyouasyouwrite.Inthisunitwehavelearnedalotaboutthemodernhero---NelsonMandela.Canyougivemesomeinformationabouthim?LifeofNelsonMandelaBorn1937194019521952196119621963July18,1918nearTranskei(SouthAfrica)EntryuniversitybutdidnotcompletedegreeFormedANCYouthLeagueSetuplawofficetohelppoorblackpeopleinJohannesburgattackedanti-blacklawGovernmentbyandforwhitepeoplesetupinsouthAfricaEncouragedviolenceagainstanti-blacklawsLedANCtoblowupgovernmentbuildingsEnjoythesampleReadtheletterfirst,thentellmehowtowriteapersuasionletter.•Suggestedanswer•JinanNo.1MiddleSchool•Shandong,China•May27,1989•DearPresident,•IamwritingtoaskyoutofreeNelsonMandela.HerearesomereasonswhyIthinkheshouldbefree.•Asweallknow,peoplewithdifferentcolorsshouldbeequal.NelsonMandeladevotedallhislifetorealizethisdream.In1944,hefoundedtheANCYouthLeaguetocallonpeopletostrugglefortheirrightstovote.In1952,heopenedalawofficetohelpthepoorblackpeopleinJohannesburgontheirproblems.Theblackpeoplelovedhim.•In1962,Mandelaencouragedpeopletouseviolenceagainstanti-blacklawstogettheirrights,sohewassentencedt5yearshardlabor.Oneyearlater,asoneoftheleadersofANC,heledthemtoblowupthegovernmentbuildingstorealizetheirdreamofmakingblackandwhitepeopleequal,sothathewasagainsentencedtoprisonforlifeonRobbenIslanduntilnow.•Ithink,whathedidwasforhispeople,hiscountry,notforhimself.Hehasanunselfishandbraveheart.Asheisagreatman,youshouldsethimfree.•Bestwhishes!•Yourstruly,•LiHuaStructureofsuchlettersPart1:AsmallparagraphReasonfortheletterPart2:Part3:BodyparagraphsPersonalinformationHardworkachievementsGoodqualitiesClosingparagraphYouropinionreasonsindetailWritetheletteringroupswiththeinformationintheform.FindreasonstopersuadesomebodyelsetoagreewithyourpointofviewWritingAfterfinishtheletter,let’sshareitbyreadingitout.•SupposeyouaregoingtowritealettertotheseniororganizersoftheNobelPrizetopersuadethemtogivetheNobelPeacePrizetoMotherTeresa.•Readtheinformationgivenbelow.TrytowriteapersuasionletterMotherTeresaPersonalinformationWasborninYugoslavia,onAugust27,1910,anurseHardworkachievementHelpthepoorandcomfortingthedyinginthestreetofthecity;herworkspreadtootherspartofIndia.GoodqualitiesHard-working,kind-hearted,persistentYouropinionAwell-knownperson,givehertheprizeForexample:ApossibleversionSuggestedanswersSuggestedanswersDearseniororganizers:Dearseniororganizers:IamwritingtoaskyoutogivetheNobelPeaceIamwritingtoaskyoutogivetheNobelPeacePrizetoMotherTeresa.HerearesomereasonsPrizetoMotherTeresa.HerearesomereasonswhyIthinksheshouldbegiventheprize.whyIthinksheshouldbegiventheprize.MotherTeresawasborninYugoslavia,onMotherTeresawasborninYugoslavia,onAugust27,1910.Whenshewas20yearsold,sheAugust27,1910.Whenshewas20yearsold,shewenttoIndia,Whereshebegantobeateacher.wenttoIndia,Whereshebegantobeateacher.Afterthetraining,shewassenttoCalcutta,Afterthetraining,shewassenttoCalcutta,whereshetaughtgeographyataschoolandsoonwhereshetaughtgeographyataschoolandsoonaftershebecameheadmistress.aftershebecameheadmistress.However,althoughshelovedteaching,in1946However,althoughshelovedteaching,in1946MotherTeresalefttheschoolandtrainedtoMotherTeresalefttheschoolandtrainedtobecomeanurseinPatna,andthenbeganherbecomeanurseinPatna,andthenbeganherworkhelpingthepoorandcomfortingthedyingworkhelpingthepoorandcomfortingthedyinginthestreetsofthecity.Slowlyotherscametointhestreetsofthecity.Slowlyotherscametohelpher,andherworkspreadtootherpartsofhelpher,andherworkspreadtootherpartsofIndian.Shebecameawell-knownperson.WhenIndian.Shebecameawell-knownperson.Whenshetravelstheworld,sheopensmanynewshetravelstheworld,sheopensmanynewschoolsandhospitalsinpoorcountries.schoolsandhospitalsinpoorcountries.Sheisknownformanygreatachievements.Sheisknownformanygreatachievements.becauseofherhardwork,kindnessandbecauseofherhardwork,kindnessandpersistence.Ithinksheisreallyagreatpersonpersistence.Ithinksheisreallyagreatpersoninmyeyes.WeshouldgivehertheNobelPeaceinmyeyes.WeshouldgivehertheNobelPeacePrize.Prize.Readapassageaboutagreatpersonorwriteashortpassageaboutagreatpersoninyourhometown.
